VDB-208165 · CVE-2022-40297 · GCVE-0-2022-40297

UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.4 sudo access control ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component sudo. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-40297. No exploit is available. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component sudo. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

UBports Ubuntu Touch 16.04 allows the screen-unlock passcode to be used for a privileged shell via Sudo. This passcode is only four digits, far below typical length/complexity for a user account's password.

The weakness was published 09/09/2022. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-40297 since 09/08/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

UBports

Name

Ubuntu Touch

Version

16.4

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2022 🔍
09/09/2022 +1 days 🔍
09/09/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2024 +664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-40297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208165

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2022 08:58
Updated: 07/04/2024 07:54
Changes: 09/09/2022 08:58 (38), 10/14/2022 17:34 (11), 07/04/2024 07:54 (17)
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